Weekly Updates — The Giving Gifts

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be generous so naturally I went ahead and looked up how generous is defined Generous: showing a readiness to give more than is strictly necessary or expected That definition has opened a f

Cassidy Feder 12/15/25 Cassidy Feder 12/15/25

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How was saturday… So many of you followed up from this past weekend and I am seriously so thankful for that. If I have not responded to that text yet here ya go haha. I think I needed to let the beautiful and whole experience settle be

Cassidy Feder 12/8/25 Cassidy Feder 12/8/25

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Every year this season pulls me in two directions at once. I love it, the reflectiveness, the way people open their homes, the gatherings, the possibility for real connection and I struggle with it. The rush, the pressure, the decoratio

Cassidy Feder 12/1/25 Cassidy Feder 12/1/25

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Somehow another month has slipped by, and honestly I dont know if I am amazed or just freaked out with how time moves the way it does. November was…a lot. We opened the month with a Día de los Muertos cleanup, taking the time to reflect

Cassidy Feder 11/24/25 Cassidy Feder 11/24/25

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The word restoration came to me in late July when I was thinking about themes for our September cleanup. It was early in the morning, I was driving up to Orange County, passing my favorite view of the whole coast of Ensenada. I was thinki

Cassidy Feder 8/28/25 Cassidy Feder 8/28/25

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The cleanup came and passed and even though I wasn’t physically there my heart felt very much present and full from the updates, the pictures and videos, in the stencils that a friend made and seeing the activity come alive. The theme thi

Cassidy Feder 8/12/25 Cassidy Feder 8/12/25

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Normally right about now I would be driving a very packed up car to the beach, picking up cookies on the way, and arriving a little earlier than anyone else so that I could take the five minutes to connect with the space and feel grounded

Cassidy Feder 8/2/25 Cassidy Feder 8/2/25

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Since last Wednesday all of my social media accounts have been disabled…my personal one, my writing account, Facebook, and maybe the one that feels the most important, The Giving Gifts. At first, I felt the obvious things: frustration, c

Cassidy Feder 7/21/25 Cassidy Feder 7/21/25

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Before I started beach cleanups, I wasn’t sure they’d actually make a meaningful or lasting difference. I mean, how much change can really happen in one day a month? After a year and a half of showing up, I’ve learned that these cleanups

Cassidy Feder 7/12/25 Cassidy Feder 7/12/25

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World Ocean Day was truly beautiful. We gathered, created, celebrated, cleaned, and connected. We made a super sweet whale mural together. Mariana made this custom lotería game that Mariana made and seriously…it was unreal, SO cool. We ha

Cassidy Feder 7/1/25 Cassidy Feder 7/1/25

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We’re heading into a big week and I wanted to take a minute to share a bit of where I’m at because I’m really excited… and I’m also a little nervous. This Saturday is our 2nd Annual World Ocean Day cleanup and celebration. I think it wil

Cassidy Feder 6/2/25 Cassidy Feder 6/2/25

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The last cleanup with HUMI was honestly so sweet. More than half of the people who showed up had never been to a cleanup before! Getting to watch people jump right in and then have people of all ages join together for a taekwondo class

Cassidy Feder 5/19/25 Cassidy Feder 5/19/25

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Cassidy Feder 4/30/25 Cassidy Feder 4/30/25

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I'm in Orange County this week, and while I’ve been away from Ensenada, a couple of beautiful things happened that honestly made me feel so emotional and thankful. At our April cleanup, we collaborated with a group called Northwest that

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I’ve been thinking a lot about something that I actually get to start next week: Cowork Miércoles . It feels like one of those things that just makes sense when I stop to think about it. Over the past three years, I’ve had the privile

Cassidy Feder 4/2/25 Cassidy Feder 4/2/25

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If you know me at all you know that I am alwaysssss talking about this idea of connection…not just the like “oh hey I know them on social media” connection more like the messy, raw, honest, connection that I think so much of this world is

Cassidy Feder 3/20/25 Cassidy Feder 3/20/25

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Sometimes, the most meaningful parts of our story are the ones we overlook. The struggles we’ve faced, the challenges we’ve navigated, the moments that felt small or insignificant, all of these shape who we are. And when we make space for

Cassidy Feder 2/25/25 Cassidy Feder 2/25/25

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The start of the year has been...weird. It feel important to pause and acknowledge the world as it is…complex, challenging, and constantly changing. I know that this email will land in the hands of many who are carrying heavy hearts from

Cassidy Feder 1/30/25 Cassidy Feder 1/30/25

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